Food

The ultimate ketogenic guide! Abel James (from My Diet Can Beat Your Diet fame) has a
jam-packed blog and podcast, offering loads of information on the science behind ketogenic
diets and using Paleo principles to stay fit and lean.

A great little book for losing weight. Takes a ketogenic approach, with influences from Bulletproof
and The Whole 30. Keeps the exercise stuff beautifully simple, focusing more on eating in
a way that is not fattening and using the fat you already have for energy instead.

Connects the dots between our society’s increased consumption of grains and our increased
mental illnesses such as ADHD, Autism and Depression. Very important reading for people with
mental health issues.

Explores which foods make you “Bulletproof” – possessing a sharp mind, pain-free body and
robust gut. Asprey is a rigorous researcher, and while some of his tips might feel too advanced
for many of us, overall he offers extremely good advice on reducing inflammation in the body
and performing well.

A breezy exploration of the ideas behind Primal and Paleo by the man responsible for the hugely
popular blog “Mark’s Daily Apple.” Lots of inspiring before-and-after stories and photos of
people who lost weight and became physically fit by reconnecting with whole food eating and
primal lifestyle habits. More at marksdailyapplae.com.

A great, readable overview of what food is and how food affects us – neurologically, hormonally, and from a gut and immune perspective. A must-read for anyone who suspects they may have food sensitivities and is unsure what to do about it.

The best book I know that explains not only how to eat, but also how we got to a place of such confusion about eating. Writer Gary Taubes culls through 100 years of nutritional research to clearly illuminate the real causes of weight gain and what to do about it.

The ultimate traditional food resource and guide. Sally Fallon (who also runs the Weston A. Price Foundation) offers recipes from every ancestral tradition around the globe, and provides clear instructions on how to make bone broth, fermented veggies, sourdough bread, properly prepared legumes, and fermented dairy foods like kefir and farmer cheese. A treasure, and arguably the single biggest influence for me as I made the transition from processed food to real food.

A rich, well-referenced book that takes the Bulletproof approach to cooking – so don’t expect to find any garlic or onions here (which Asprey feels sap performance). There is an unabashed love of good fats and vegetables, however. Asprey genuinely loves food and flavor, and the recipes reflect that.

Michelle Tam and her designer husband Henry Fong make Paleo cooking bright, breezy and fun in this cookbook filled with delicious, family-friendly dinners. Tam brings just enough Asian flair to her recipes, using things like fish sauce, sriracha and mushrooms to boost flavor. One of my favorites.

Melissa Joulwan has created the ultimate Paleo cookbook for intuitive cooks. Every recipe is offered with a few twists and substitutions, and Joulwan also has an ingenious “template” page, helping you mix veggies, meat and spices in endless variations.

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A DEEPER PERSPECTIVE

I offer health coaching based first and foremost around the idea of listening to another person from a place of presence and curiosity.

Ultimately, many of our problems – even health problems – come down to some kind of congestion, stuck energy or lack. It might be the lack of a nutrient or the lack of an enzyme. It might be congested arteries. It might be too much of some hormone, or too little. It might be the lack of an attentive partner, or feeling stuck in a job that bores you. It might be signing up for an exciting new job – motherhood falls into this category – only to realize it’s not at all what you envisioned or hoped for. You might have blocked energy from an old childhood pattern that prevents you from getting what you most deeply desire in life.

The magical part of the process is seeing how often creating movement in one part of your life – or in some part of the body – leads to movement or change in another part. This is truly what’s meant by “integrative medicine.”

The body does not really keep secrets from us; we have just never been instructed on how to listen to it. When we start to listen to the body and our own heart with curiosity and compassion, it invariably reveals the answers to us.